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THE water flea, Daphne pulex, is a well-known inhabitant of rivers and fresh-water lakes, and, being distinctly visible to the naked eye, often attracts the attention of water drinkers. Though a harmless crustacean, this little creature not only excited great interest in parliamentary committees during the last session, but exercised a very powerful influence over the choice of a water supply for the northern capital of Great Britain. The ice flea, if known at all, is certainly less celebrated, and probably by no means likely to be so potent in its parliamentary influence; nevertheless a short account of it may not be wholly uninteresting to the readers of NATURE.
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FRANKLAND, E. Ice Fleas . Nature 4, 426 (1871). https://doi.org/10.1038/004426a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/004426a0